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  • Closed Compact Report:  Closed Compact Report: Morocco Compact
  • October 2015

Conditions Precedent

To encourage desired investment outcomes under the compact, MCC and the Government of Morocco agreed that the following conditions precedent needed to be met before disbursing project funds.

Key Conditions Precedent
Key Compact Component(s) Major Condition Precedent or Policy Reform Required Rating
Small Scale Fisheries Project

Development of Wholesale Fish Markets

Prior to the signature of any contract for the construction of wholesale fish markets, either (1) the National Fisheries Office and relevant local authorities will have agreed to and signed rules and regulations governing the operation of a compact-funded wholesale fish market or (ii) the Parliament will have passed and promulgated a law regulating wholesale fish marketing by mareyeurs (wholesale fish traders) and issued regulations satisfactory to MCC.

Artisan and Fez Medina Project

Fez Medina Activity

Prior to any disbursement the proceeds of which include, in whole or in part, funding for construction of Place Lalla Yeddouna, the Government of Morocco shall ensure the development, implementation and enforcement of a sanitary and waste management plan for Place Lalla Yeddouna, including the completion of the RADEEF plan to eliminate the transmission of wastewater via the river

This CP was waived when the Government of Morocco took over responsibility of Place Lalla Yeddouna construction.  However, MCC has strongly encouraged the Government of Morocco to pursue implementation of the already-developed waste management plan as a fundamental component to the success of their investment—and to ensure consistency with industry accepted best practices.

Artisan and Fez Medina Project

Functional Literacy and Vocational Training Activity

Before entering into any contract(s) to procure equipment for SECA (now Ministry of Handicrafts) Training Centers, The compact Accountable Entity (APP) shall ensure that, satisfactory to MCC, each training center will receive equipment that has met the following eligibility criteria: a strategic management plan/business plan has been developed and approved; basic physical conditions and human and financial resources, as measured by an evaluation team to be recruited by APP, are in place to guarantee optimal installation, operation; and maintenance of the equipment.

Artisan and Fez Medina Project

Functional Literacy and Vocational Training Activity

The compact Accountable Entity (APP) shall sign an agreement with the Ministry of National Education (MNE), satisfactory to MCC, specifying the role of the MNE and its subsidiary departments, particularly as it pertains to the creation of a national literacy certification system.

Small Scale Fisheries Project

Support to Mobile Fish Vendors

The Government of Morocco adopts and issues documentation for official registration of mobile fish vendors, together with training and operating practices for eligibility and compliance. The Government of Morocco also issues instructions that only vendors who have qualified for and received registration will become beneficiaries of MCC-supported interventions. Individual certification will be delivered to each group of beneficiaries at the time they receive their new equipment.

Financial Services Project

Support to Mobile Fish Vendors

The National Fisheries Office, in consultation with representatives of mobile fish vendors, is to develop mobile fish vendor business codes stipulating inter alia, use of wholesale markets and adoption and respect of quality standards.